Khaleda Zia, the arch-rival of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country just days earlier after being freed from years of house arrest, on Wednesday (August 7) thanked protestors for making the "impossible possible".

Bangladesh | Hasina's bitterest foe, Khaleda Zia, thanks protesting students for making 'impossible possible'

As leaders are toppled and forced to flee their Nations their once impenetrable fortresses of power become spectacles of public retribution. Here's the tale of three ousted leaders.

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"The situation in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are very different. Sri Lanka was politically and economically down during that period, but under Sheikh Hasina it is not same in Bangladesh. The main problems in Bangladesh are the quota system, corruption", says Dayasiri Jayasekara, Sri Lanka Freedom Party's (SLFP) General Secretary while speaking to WION's Dasuni Athauda.

'Hasina handled the Bangladesh economy well': Dayasiri Jayasekara General Secy of SLFP on WION

Violence and unrest continues across Bangladesh even after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, which was the demand of protestors. Sheikh Hasina had to flee her country on Monday (Aug 5), when a violent mob stormed her official residence in Dhaka.

Bangladesh violence: Folk musician Rahul Ananda's house looted, vandalised and charred to ashes by mob

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to lead the interim government in Bangladesh. The decision was taken at a crucial meeting chaired by Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin. The development came a day after Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister and fled the country. Watch in for more details!

Bangladesh Violence: Yunus to head interim government, BNP Chief Khaleda Zia released

After Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, exiled Bangladesh writer Taslima Nasreen took a sly dig at Hasina over her previous attempts at “pleasing Islamists” that eventually led to her fall.

Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen takes a dig at Sheikh Hasina's ouster with 'same Islamists' remark

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday (Aug 5) ordered the release of jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khaleda Zia, 78, hours after her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina was ousted and the military took over.

Bangladesh unrest: President orders release of jailed ex-PM Khaleda Zia, student leaders

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar today chaired an all-party meeting to discuss the fall of Sheikh Hasina government and the Army's takeover in neighbouring Bangladesh amid violent protests.

S.Jaishankar briefs MPs in Centre's all-party meet on Bangladesh turmoil

Kangana Ranaut on Monday said it was a matter of great honour that Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina 'feels safe in Bharat' after Hasina resigned as the PM of Bangladesh and fled the country and landed in Delhi amid unrest.

Kangana Ranaut says its a matter of honour that Sheikh Hasina feels safe in Bharat

As Bangladesh awaits an interim government to end the chaos and mayhem, protesters have called for Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead the nation. The economist has said he is ready to fill the power vacuum after former PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday. The question is, what comes next? Can the interim government bring peace and stability to the crisis-hit country?

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Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son and former official adviser of Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said in an interview to WION on Monday that Hasina will not enter politics again. He asserted that on her family's insistence, she left the country for her own safety.

'People of Bangladesh are ungrateful, my mother won't return', says Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed

Bangladesh has descended into chaos with the violent protesters vandalising several government buildings and also historical sites. They also set fire to the offices and houses of the Awami League Party. Also, they targeted the minorities their businesses and even temples in several locations shortly after Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign as the prime minister of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Violence: Tense calm returns to Dhaka as nation awaits formation of new government

Hours after she resigned as Bangladesh Prime Minister and fled the country, Sheikh Hasina landed in India at the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad on Monday evening, where she met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Sources said she is likely to travel to the UK. Watch in for more details!

Bangladesh Violence: Sheikh Hasina meets Indian NSA Ajit Doval at an airbase in Delhi

Bangladesh Violence: Sheikh Hasina resigns, lands in India, meets Ajit Doval

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continues to be in India after she fled her country following violent protests; she's seeking political asylum in the United Kingdom which according to sources has been denied. Watch in for more details!

Bangladesh crisis: Sources say, UK rejects Hasina's asylum request

Bangladesh crisis: India expresses concern over Bangladesh crisis

Joy voiced his worries about Bangladesh's future, saying that it would fall into anarchy and become into the next Pakistan. He also thought that Christians and Hindus in the nation might be the targets of attacks.

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina disappointed and disheartened, claims his son Joy

Bangladeshi protesters flooded into the official residence of fallen Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday after she fled the country after days of bloody protests. For some, the end of Hasina's 15-year-rule was something to celebrate, as they waved flags from the rooftop of her home. Watch in for more insights!

Bangladesh Violence: Sheikh Hasina flees; protesters loot fish, duck, suitcase from residence

The tensions in Bangladesh are on the rise after ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who resigned on Monday (Aug 5) fled the country amid deadly protests.

Bangladesh unrest: Air India operates evening flights; offers one-time rescheduling waiver

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son and former official adviser of Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said in an interview on Monday that she will not enter politics again. He asserted that on her family's insistence, she left the country for her own safety.

'Bangladesh will be next Pakistan, my family is done with politics', says Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed

Sheikh Hasina's son Joy says Bangladesh's 'iron lady' wouldn't return to politics "ever"

Bangladesh Violence: Crowd takes revenge on the fallen leader, army takes charge

Mr. Jaishankar said that the country had been facing “considerable tension, deep divides and growing polarisation in Bangladesh politics,” since its General elections in January 2024. He continued that this aggravated a student agitation that began in June.

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